More Repairs

In a house

of his American ancestors

going out of the comfort

to continue on his way

Pahn inspects the inherited dwelling

of white wood

with green trim

needing paint

                  cleaning

                          minor repairs

He finds a section of the walls

where the boards

            have deteriorated

                                              where leaves and water                              

                           have fallen inside the walls

He considers the mending

[If he replaces only the worn wood

the detritus will remain

inside

rotting

with the wood lice]

Grandpa Zeyeuss’ design

Doesn’t seem very well

but he supposes it will do

if kept in constant repair